The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-18
He Is Given No Chance for Defense, and an
Agreement with the Minority FIagrantIy
Broken at the Last Minute.
Evidence to Prove His Confession Guilty
of Bribery Refused as Irrelevant.
Republican Senators Express Their Opinions
Without Reserve-A Scheme to Compro-
mise Contests-The Logan Resolutions.


Lengthy Discussion the Logan ResOlu-
tfon the House.
There was no desire in either House, yester-
Day morning. to hasten any political action
Many of the Senators and Representatives were
absent from the city, and although the Senate
committee on elections was expected TO make
report by noon. it failed to appear. The Repuh-
licans, during the hour before noon, the Senate
having met at II o'clock, made two three ef-
forts to adjourn, but the Democrats were able to
defeat them until five minutes past II, when all
hopes of the election committee coming in be-
lore the afternoon led some of tha Democrats
10 favor the motion, which prevailed by one vote.
The session devoted to miscellaneous mat
ters, one Of which referred to the claim extra
employees had to payment oct of the general APP
preparation for Assembly expenses. It came up
On . communication from the Auditor Of State,
who said that under the law he could not draw
warrants for extra employees unless some special
provision therefor was made in the appropria-
ton bill by concurrent resolution.
The question was referred to the
judiciary committee. Senator Fowler introduced
. concurrent resolution instructing the judiciary
committee to consider amendments to the laws
applying to the Supreme Court It asks that
the court shall not consist of less than Ave nor
more than seven judges. which virtually means
an additional Judge. The six shall be divided
into three classes, and after the first election the
length of terms shall be decided by lot-two to
serve two years. two four and two six years.
and at every biennial election thereafter two
judges shall be elected for the full term of six
years. Senator Winter had referred to the iu-
dietary committee a bill regulating the trial of
suits In which one or more issues are joined
The trial shall proceed on issue. and until it
are to be held in allegiance. Sen
ator Zimmerman introduced an amend
ment to the law governing witnesses by
describing who shall be considered incom tent
to give testimony. Persons who are insane at
the time their testimony is required. children
nnder ten years Of age, lawyers, doctors and
cergymen who asked to facts within their
knowledge as professional men, and husband and
wife, who are interested jointly diversely in
Suits and particularly in divorce cases. A com
mnnication from Superintendent of PHhic In
structon Holcomhe was read at the request of
Senator Fowler. 1t related to the latters reso-
luton OF inquiry adopted early in the session in
reference to the amounts that had been set apart
from the semi-annual school revenue for the
State Normal School at Terre Haute. This
special distr oution was first made in 1865, under
a law providing for it and which Senator Fowler
claims is unconstitutional The semi-annual ap-
preparations for the school in question have been
continued ever since Until 1873 the annual
amount was $4,000 per year, and for ten years
thereafter $15 900 annually, and since 1883, $40,
O00 the total amount of the school revenue so
used being $265,000.
In the House the time was used in discussing
the concurrent resolution asking Congress to
pass the bill providing pension for Mrs John
A. Logan. It caused some opposition, Repre-
sentatives Kellison and Reynolds taking the bur
den Of tho negative but Representatives Jew
etr, VanSlyke, Buskirk, Linck, Niblack, Gardi
ner and Crosse favored it's adoption. On the call
of the vote there were only ten negatives. Beas
ley, Connolly, Cox, of Cass. Kellison, Mackey,
Mock Pierce, Reynolds, Robinson, Weyand, bu
MI OF them were willing to ask for the pension i
Congress would limit it to that paid the widows
of private soldiers. This Affirmative vote wa
81. The Democrats of this number extolled th
services of the distinguished general as readily
and heartily did REPRESENTATIVES Grose, Gard
iner Linck and others. Representative Van
Slyke said that not of the opposition, al
slough they showed willingness to vote OF
sharitable bills, would be willing to give
dollar Of their per diem to help the needy sol
ders. but he did not regard Mrs. Lorans rieh
to q pension in this light 1t was due her for tn,
magnificent services her husband rendered tn
country. Representative Crosse said that whe
Mcpherson fell the army was almost PAM
stricken under the cry, Who Ia there to tax
:hargsF' but it was quieted under the mpl
Jtatement of fact 'John A. Logan Is there"